Past, Present and Possible futures: for Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay language revitalization.

This paper is concerned with historic, contemporary, and future revival efforts of the Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay (GY) languages, from North-Central New South Wales and South-Central Queensland, Australia. Employing an interdisciplinary approach encompassing applied linguistics, ethnography, and auto-ethnography, the study integrates (a dialogue of) diverse perspectives from three active members of the language community, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, engaged at various levels of revitalisation activities across research, learning, teaching and resource development.
Central to this examination is the critical analysis of the evolving work of GY language revitalisation. The paper synthesizes multiple perspectives, encompassing a range of local and national contexts, highlighting achievements, and examining the factors contributing to past successes. It offers thematic insights into the choices and approaches employed to preserve these languages, while critically assessing ongoing influences and pressures shaping strategic decision-making.
The paper synthesises our [3] perspectives on and experience of Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaray language achievements to date, over a 40-year period, examining factors that have contributed to past successes and can guide future plans